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Teprotumumab: a new avenue for the management of moderate-to-severe and active Graves’ orbitopathy?

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  1. Department of Medicine and Surgery, Endocrine Unit, University of Insubria, ASST dei Sette Laghi, Ospedale di Circolo, Viale Borri, 57, Varese, Italy

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Piantanida, E., Bartalena, L. Teprotumumab: a new avenue for the management of moderate-to-severe and active Graves’ orbitopathy?. J Endocrinol Invest 40, 885–887 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40618-017-0717-8

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